Suspender-loop



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

GEORGE F. ATWOOD, OF SWANTON, VERMONT.

SUSPTENDER-LOOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,975, dated April17, 1883. Application `filed January 24, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE F. A'rwooD, acitizen of the United States, residing at Swanton, in the county ofFranklin and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and usefnlImprovements in Suspender-Loops and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableother skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specication.

This invention relates to certain improvements in suspender-loops; andit has for its objects to provide improved means for attaching the cordto the metallic portion of the device, as more fully hereinafterspecied. These objects I attain by the means illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a view partly insection, showing my invention; Fig. 2, an elevation of the device; Fig.3, a longitudinal sectional view thereof; Fig. 4, an elevation of amodification of my invention; Fig. 5, a detached view of a portion o t'said modification, and Fig. 6 a view ofa metallic blank by means ofwhich the cord is connected to the metallic portions of the device.

In the said drawings, the letter A indicates the cord, which is in theform of a loop, as usual, and B a metallic clamp by which the ends ofthe looped cord are held. The said clamp is constructed of a blank ofsheet metal cut to the shape shown in Fig. 6, the side flaps, a, ofwhich are bent over the ends of the cords, so as to bind the same in theclamp. The portion bis bent longitudinally around one side of themetallic wire loop C, and the prong d is bent down into the ends of theloop, so as to hold it securely in place.

As shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3 ofthe drawl ings, the ends of the metallicloopl are provided with teeth or spurs, and are extended into the 4 5clamping device, at each side of the ends of the cord loop, and theextremities of said metallic loop are bent inward, so as to bite77 intothe cord-loop and assist in holding the same.

As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the metallic loop is replaced by a metallicframe, D, which is bent at c, so as to form a rearward projection, g,which is attened and bent upward at its end. This extends into theclamping device, and the uptnrned end serves, in conjunction with theother parts, to bind the ends ot the looped cord in the clamping device.The. ends of the said frame (indicated by theletter F) have secured tothem the frame E of the buckle, which is formed ot' stamped sheet metaland attached to the portions F ot' the wire frame, as indicated by Fig.et of the drawings.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a suspender-loop, the combination, with the looped cord and wireloop, having toothed extremities which take into the cord, ot the clampprovided with side and end aps bent over and partially around the cordand wire loop, whereby the parts are firmly secured together,substantially as described.

2. In a suspcnderloop, the combination, with the looped cord and thewire having pointed and bentextremities,thelatter adapted to take intothe cord,ot the bnckleframe,and the clamp having side and end flapsadapted to be bent over and partially round vthe wire loop and cord,substantially as described.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE F. ATWOOD.

Witnesses:

BRYANT HALL, HENRY A. BURT, Jr.

